So you’re driving along, on your way to that dream vacation
you’ve planned for months now, when one of the tires on your vehicle blows out.
You skid, you pull over, fix the flat, turn around and go home. Right? Wrong!
No way are you going to turn around now! Your trip may have been delayed by
half an hour, but you have put way too much time, effort and money planning for
this trip. Better late than never!
You know, life is much like that dream vacation we yearn
for. We have goals (or at least SHOULD have goals) that we strive to achieve.
Some may be short-term, others may take longer to accomplish. Regardless, they
are important to us. If we are truly committed, we will do whatever it takes to
reach that goal. If you’ve ever reached a goal you set for yourself, you know
just how good that sense of accomplishment feels!
Sometimes we are cruising along on the road called life,
having a good ole time, when we encounter a little bump. Other times we run
face first into a boulder! We become frustrated. We stub our toe on the little
bump and it hurts too much. We look up at the big boulder and become convinced
that there is no way to climb over it. But what if, instead of doing that, we
would take a step backwards and looked at things from a different perspective? What if we realized that we could try to
find a way around the obstacle?
I encourage you to take advantage of times like these and
use them as an opportunity to re-focus. Remember that you’ve been down this
road before, and have somehow survived. Not only have you survived, but came
out stronger on the other side. I know because I have been there, more times
than I would have preferred!
“It’s too difficult!” “This is taking too long!” “I’m too tired.”
These are some of the negative things that I have said to myself when the going
got tough. However, I am a dreamer by nature. I love life and am always
planning my next adventure. The years are going to pass me by anyhow, and darn
it if I’m going to sit back and not challenge them! “Yes I will rise, out of these ashes rise. From this trouble I have
found, and this rubble on the ground, I will rise. ‘Cause He Who is in me is
greater than I will ever be…” (“Rise”
by Shawn McDonald).
What a cutie.;-)
ReplyDeleteLOOKS LIKE A CALL FOR FAITH. MANY OF US GO FOR THINGS TO HELP US ALONG, BUT WE TEND TO BACK OFF WHEN WE RUN INTO A BARRIER. AND INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GET AROUND THAT BLOCKAGE, WE BACK OFF AND GIVE UP. WE NEED TO ASK GOD FOR STRENGTH AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO KNOCK THAT WALL DOWN INSTEAD OF GIVING UP SO EASY. WHEN WE PUT GOD'S WORD AND THE FAITH OF JESUS CHRIST INTO PLAY, WE MUST BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO ALL THING THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS US!!! EXCELLANT WRITING MARIBEL! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND HURRY AND GET WELL. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU!!!
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